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Post by daylilydude on May 12, 2018 4:36:39 GMT -5
I for one thank our good Lord and Slavojub Eduard Penkala who patented a thick rubber hot water bottle which would provide warmth without the risk of burns in 1903. I slipped on the bus steps yesterday and took a good jolt on my back when I landed on my bum... took a Tylenol and it didn't help much, sooooo I went old school and got the hot water bottle out, laid on my belly with it on my back with a lil throw blanket and within about an hour I was feeling much better... So the question for today is.... do you have a special way of easing pain that you turn too instead of pharmaceuticals? No one will judge you here as I noticed in our age poll thread that most of us here are OLD school...
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Post by paulf on May 12, 2018 7:48:56 GMT -5
For body aches and pains it is Ibuprofen and rest. For sprains or pulls it is ice pack on for twenty minutes then off twenty and repeat if needed. For headaches aspirin works for me. Tylenol has never done much for me except upset my stomach.
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Post by september on May 12, 2018 8:38:48 GMT -5
daylilydude ,I remember that floppy salmon colored rubber water bottle from when I was a kid! I wish I had one, wonder where it went after my folks died. Any kind of heat seems to make my back feel better, either an electric heating pad or just a hot shower concentrating on the sore spot. I know you are supposed to alternate cold and heat for some things, but the cold never felt good to me, so I tend to skip it. Aspirin if it's not too bad, Ibuprofen for more severe pain. You've inspired me to order one on Amazon!
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Post by brownrexx on May 12, 2018 9:23:29 GMT -5
I slipped on the bus steps yesterday and took a good jolt on my back when I landed on my bum Ouch. Glad that you didn't break anything. I am not quite so old school as you are and I don't have a problem with pharmaceuticals. My lower back has been hurting lately from mowing the yard with our big commercial mower with the 3 baggers on the back lately. I really want the clippings for mulching certain areas but doing this every 4 days has taken a toll on my back. Those bags full of clippings are heavy. Ibuprofin is anti inflammatory and works well for my sore muscles but heat also really works well to soften the muscles and it seems so comforting. Last night I got out the electric heating pad and had it on my back all evening while I sat on the couch . I think that I will keep it available for a while. Several years ago I went to South Africa with a group of scientists to study animal behavior and I lived in a thatched roof hut for 2 weeks in the Kalahari desert. The temperature was in the 80's during the day but the upper 20's at night. They gave us big hot water bottles to take to bed with us. Our huts had electricity and we had electric "kettles" that we boiled water in and filled the hot water bottles before bed. That is the only time I ever used a hot water bottle but it's a fun memory.
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Post by meandtk on May 12, 2018 11:09:51 GMT -5
My wife picked up a menthol stick, it looks just like a stick of deodorant, and it works within minutes on minor muscle aches and even on minor nerve pain from a crick in the neck or lower back.
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 12, 2018 11:38:06 GMT -5
Glad you didn't break anything daylilydude. Hope it heals quickly. I use something even more old school - hot peppers. This is how I only took 20 of 72 percoset pills I was prescribed for my knee injury. Endorphins do amazing things! As with paulf, tylenol does nothing for me. In '93, I had to get an operation to remove sinus polyps, and they told me not to take any aspirin or naproxyn (both blood thinners) for 30 days before the surgery, only tylenol, if I needed something for pain. That was when I discovered peppers, though I was using much milder ones, for less intense pain.
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Post by spike on May 12, 2018 17:13:26 GMT -5
I hope I don't lose you all with my highly medical terminology, but my back is poop. Bad lower curve and arthritis. Most days it behaves itself but some days standing is an issue. BUT on those days it is the perfect weed pulling day Usually a bit of heating pad works wonders but on the rare occasion I use Ben Gay and motrin.
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Post by aftermidnight on May 12, 2018 17:40:55 GMT -5
In my arsenal I have assorted ice packs, a heating pad, Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Robax, Voltaren Extra Strength and Absorbine (horse liniment).
I find for nerve pain you can't beat an ice pack.
Annette
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Post by Laura_in_FL on May 12, 2018 22:14:24 GMT -5
I started going to a chiropractor again several weeks ago for hip pain. He's helping me a lot. He also has me icing and using BioFreeze (a menthol product) when it's inconvenient to use ice packs. Last week he gave me some stretches to try as well.
I occasionally use ibuprofen, but rest and ibuprofen weren't working on my hip and it wasn't improving after several weeks. I knew I didn't want any stronger drugs, so I couldn't see how a regular doc could help me. So I went to the chiropractor.
With his help, I've progressed from having a hard time even bearing weight on my right leg first thing in the morning, and having pain most of the time when I was on my feet, to just a few twinges in the morning and usually not feeling pain at all the rest of the day with normal getting up and down and walking, even long walks. I still can't lift anything heavy or make twisting motions without feeling it in that hip, so I'm not 100% yet. But I'm far more functional and comfortable.
I'm glad I have good insurance so I can afford the chiropractor visits, though!
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